Good questions, definitely worth checking out.<br><br>As far as 1GB email space, it does seem like overkill. On the other hand, I have 500MB of email on my desktop computer right now. It is the accumulation of about 10 years of email. Sure I could trash it, but why? Disk space is cheap now and believe it or not, every once in a while I search for something in a message that is a couple years old. So, if someone is offering a 1 GB of free space, why ask why? <br><br>A few people have brought up the same issue about the disk storage vs. the email storage. Everyone agrees that it would be better to have the disk storage rather than the email storage. So far I haven't seen a reply from an admin at Spymac. Perhaps the increased bandwidth usage of file transfer vs. email makes this too difficult, I don't know.<br><br>As far as attachments go, I believe 6MB is the current outgoing limit through Spymac's SMTP. That's still pretty big if you ask me.<br><br>Oh, and the picture storage is separate from the Spydisk (although you can store photos there too). They have a public "gallery" where you can upload pictures and people can comment on them, rate them, whatever. In addition you can upload pictures privately also, so only people who you want to see them can access them. Very cool, but at this point in time this function is still limited and full of bugs. Hopefully it will get ironed out soon, because 250 MB of picture space is pretty decent.<br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Trog on 04/04/04 11:55 AM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

The "picture space" is space in the "gallery" which is separate from your storage space. I agree that the 1gb of email space is somewhat of a waste, but it does mean that you basically never have to throw away any email.<br><br><br>My uptime is longer than yours, therefore my e-penis is longer.

Thanks for the replies, guys!<br><br>That's kinda what I thought about the e-mail space - I get the sense that they can offer such a large size only with the expectation that most will never get close to using it all ;-)<br><br>The Gallery sounds interesting - can you just use it for picture storage as well? (i.e. could you use it as a server for using images in posts here, for example?<br><br>I just went over there for a quick look-see ... could they be more graphics-intensive? The message boards are just silly ;-)<br><br>Thanks again for the info!<br><br>***matt<br><br>Turn up the signal, wipe out the noise ...

How long do you think Spymac will last? You know that bubble's gonna burst. I still haven't seen one ad on that site. The only signs of money being made are the auctions and hosting. And who knows how that's going.<br><br>I would imagine Gmail would be lean and mean, unlike Spymac's ridiculously cluttered interface. Think how fast Google's sites load... now compare that to white push buttons all over the screen, shout boxes, and the other adolescent crap they've got clogging up their pages.<br><br>And if you're worried about privacy.... who says you have privacy now?<br><br>

The Gallery could definitely be used for storage, although not as conveniently as Spydisk/idisk. You can only access it by webpage so you would have to go to the picture and copy the link to hotlink it over here. Also it appears that uploading only works through their web interface rather than FTP (so no imagewell).<br><br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>The message boards are just silly<p><hr></blockquote><p>Aren't they all? <br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>How long do you think Spymac will last? <p><hr></blockquote><p>That's the big question. Usually things that seem too good to be true... <br>There is one medium size banner at the top of every page, even your own free website and blog. It can be removed for $20/year or by purchasing a hosting plan.<br><br><br><br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>I would imagine Gmail would be lean and mean, unlike Spymac's ridiculously cluttered interface.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Didn't you see the part about POP3 access? <br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>And if you're worried about privacy.... who says you have privacy now?<p><hr></blockquote><p>All the more reason to be concernced then? What you say is true, but there is a difference (IMHO) about freely giving up information (e.g. here at MM) and someone taking it behind my back. Not to mention that in most circumstance I can choose what information about myself is distrubuted. Like I said, I'll probably sign up for a Google email, I just don't like that business practice.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Trog on 04/04/04 12:47 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>There is one medium size banner at the top of every page...<p><hr></blockquote><p>Sure there are banners... for Spymac! I haven't seen any outside advertisers on that site yet. Apple tried the free thing with a helluva lot less space to offer than Spymac... and a wealthy company like Apple couldn't keep it going for free. What chance does Spymac have? I'm not trying to be a pessimist, nor do I wish the service to fail. I just don't think we should be jerking each other in ecstasy over the free services they offer. Maybe dropping .Mac for Spymac wouldn't be such a smart idea just yet. <br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Didn't you see the part about POP3 access? <p><hr></blockquote><p>Yes, but I think one of the driving forces behind Gmail is the portability, like all other web-based email services. The site has minimal graphics and can load quickly on any connection. Not so with Spymac... too many bells and whistles.<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>...but there is a difference (IMHO) about freely giving up information (e.g. here at MM) and someone taking it behind my back.<p><hr></blockquote><p>But Gmail isn't doing anything behind your back. They've made it known that ads are placed in emails based on the content of the message. Don't like it, don't use it. Just don't kid yourself into thinking you've got 100% privacy now. (And let us not flatter ourselves into thinking our emails are that interesting.)<br><br>

I completely agree with you that Spymac is going to have a hard time generating the revenue to stay afloat. Thats particularly why I think it is good to spread the word about it. Perhaps more people will sign up for their hosting services. <br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>But Gmail isn't doing anything behind your back. They've made it known that ads are placed in emails based on the content of the message.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Did you even read the bit from the Register that I posted?? Its not even about placing ads in emails based on the content of the message that has people worried.<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Don't like it, don't use it.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Mmmm. Yes, I know, and don't complain about it here either I guess.<br><br>

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